by Lisa on March 23, 2012
Cooking at home sounds painful some days with our schedules getting busier and busier. Convenience foods and take-out are painful on our wallets, not to mention our waistlines. While I love cooking, I’ve found that meal prep and clean-up can be overwhelming at the end of a long work day. That’s where my 7 Tips [...]
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by Lisa on December 10, 2011
Winter is a time to stay indoors and enjoy the warmth of hearth and home. In my house, we also like the warmth of certain comfort foods. My boys are particularly fond of mashed potatoes. So, I’m continuing my series of recipes from the Macy’s Culinary Council Thanksgiving & Holiday Cookbook and sharing Cat Cora’s [...]
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by Lisa on January 2, 2011
I am honored to call Lindsay Maddox a/k/a Designer Wife my peer and good friend. However, when you are such good friends, things happen. They get in your head! OMG! Lindsay and I are doing some of the same things, without even talking about them. We had planned on not eating out during the month of [...]
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White Bean and Collard Soup
by Lisa on September 8, 2010
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) said it best: Wine is bottled poetry. For Thirsty Girl Leslie Sbrocco, it’s true as well. She’s going to be at the Southern Women’s Show in Charlotte September 16th-19th. She has invited me and Designer Wife to join her for a wine tasting. I am thrilled, as I am always on [...]
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As hard as it is for me to deal with the fact that it has been almost a week since I returned from the beach (It’s difficult for me. Seriously. I am completely miserable, San Diego!), this post is heartwarming. It’s not a touchy-feely story about pets or gardens, or even something more poignant like [...]
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It’s tough being on vacation and going to a restaurant that has been consistently good for years, one that you look forward going to every summer, and it has changed. Drastically. Yesterday, I was terribly disappointed by one of my stand out favorite restaurants in Southport, NC. It’s always been fantastic and the crab sandwich [...]
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by Lisa on March 31, 2010
by Lisa on March 20, 2010
via williams-sonoma.com I am not normally big on cake mixes of any kind, preferring to bake from scratch. However, this I couldn’t pass up. A Thomas Keller cake mix and frosting? Now, if I only wouldn’t get in trouble for trying to open the jar of frosting to “test” it. Posted via web from dailypinch’s [...]
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by Lisa on March 10, 2010